Separable fastener



F. S. CARR.

SEPARABLE FASTENER- v APPLICATION FILED JAN- 16. 1920'. RENEWED APR. '23, 1921'.

Patented Aug. 9, 19211.

TE EYE FRED s. CARE, OF NEWTON. MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 cane FASTENER COMPANY, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION or MAINE.

SEPARABLE FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted Aug, 9, 1921.

Application filed January 16, 1920, Serial No. 351,792. Renewed April 23, 1921. Serial No. 463,907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED S. CARR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Newton, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in separable Fasteners, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention pertains to improvements in separable fasteners. It is theobject of the invention to provide improved means for securing the sockets of snap fasteners to their carrying fabrics without the necessity of penetration of the goods, and without interference with the usual tubular proj ection which serves to locate the spring jaw or jaws of such sockets.

In the drawings, which show a preferred embodiment of one form of my invention:

Figure l is an elevation of two pieces of fabric secured together by the preferred form of fastener;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 33, of

Fig. 2; and i I Fig. 4- shows the socket and socket-attaching part in the process of assembly.

Referring to the drawings and to the preferred form of my invention selected for illustrative purposes, I have shown a stud 5, which may be secured to the stud-carry ing fabric 6 in any suitable way typified by the expansion of the stud-securing plate 7 within the flanged-over stud base 8. I have also shown a socket including a casing 9 having fianged-over edges 10 and a central tubular spring positioning projection 11 adapted to receive the head of the stud and slotted at the sides to receive resilient jaw means, herein typified by the two spring jaws 12, 12.

The preferred form of socket herein shown may be secured to the socket-carrying fabric 13 by expansible socket-securing aperture 15 therethrough to surround the tubular projection 11 and adapted, when squeezed .into the socket with the socketcarrying fabric between 1 the part 14 and I the socket casing 9, to flatten out as best shown in Fig. 2, securing the fabric into the socket and firmly securing the socket to the fabric.

It will .be understood that I use the word fabric in its broader sense toinclude not only woven materials, but any flexible carrying medium.

While I have shown and described a pre-' ferred form of one embodiment of my in'- vention, it will be understood thata number of changes involving omission, substitution, alteration and reversal of parts, and even changes in the modeof operation, may be made without'departing from the scope of carrying plate and wedge the fabric therein,

and having a hole therein through which said tubular projection and the adjacent fabric may pass. I

2. A. socket prising, in combination, a dished springcarrying plate having a tubular projection providing a stud receiving recess, and securing means for fastening said spring-car for separable fasteners comrying plate to a fabric, said securing means proportioned to, enter said dished springcarrying plate and expand, thereby towedge the fabric therein, and having a hole therein through which said tubular projection and the adjacent fabric may pass,

In testimony whereof-,1 have signed my' name to this specification.

' ,rnnn s. CARR. 

